Updating New Macbook Pro to OS Tahoe

Go >> Finder >> Utilities >> System Information applet

On left panel scroll down to Software Category  >> Profiles 

What is appearing in Right Panel 

In that same location look for Managed Clients 

What is appearing in Right Panel 

PROFILES

MANAGED CLIENTS

Are you logged in as the Admin. User..?

Was this a new, used or open box purchase..?

To update, follow the steps at > Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support

If used verify the year model, as per > Identify your MacBook Pro model - Apple Support

Obediah Sweetfoot wrote:

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.0

There is NO Full Version to Tahoe 26.0 available, Full Stop

There are 26.0.1, 26.1 and 26.2. FULL VERSIONS

Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.2, Size: 16975578KiB, Build: 25C56, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.1, Size: 16890687KiB, Build: 25B78, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.0.1, Size: 16550558KiB, Build: 25A362, Deferred: NO

Adjust the Terminal Command to

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.2 

Obediah Sweetfoot wrote:

Software Update is not available

Not available? What do you mean by that? Every 2024 Mac I have seen has Software Update in the General section of System Settings. Unless it is a Managed computer; from whom did you purchase it new? Was it from an Apple Authorized Seller?

Terminal could not find the v.26.0 or v.26.2 installer.

How did you use Terminal to find those installers?

What do you mean, Software Update is not available?

Every Apple-Silicon-based MacBook Pro, including the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max models released in 2024, can run Tahoe. Every MacBook Pro released in November 2020 or later has an Apple Silicon processor.

Among Intel-based MacBook Pros, only the

• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
• MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

can run Tahoe.

Other Intel-based MacBook Pros released in 2018, 2019, or 2020 can run Sequoia, but not Tahoe. MBPs that have a hardware model year before 2018 cannot run Sequoia or Tahoe.

Example of what the proper Terminal Command may present

If you computer is not getting Similar results

Either the Terminal Command is incorrect or possibly the computer has an MDM Profile installed that is Blocking UpGrading the computer

From a M4 Desktop already running Tahoe 26.2

Finding available software

Software Update found the following full installers:

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.2, Size: 16975578KiB, Build: 25C56, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.1, Size: 16890687KiB, Build: 25B78, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.0.1, Size: 16550558KiB, Build: 25A362, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.7.3, Size: 15286709KiB, Build: 24G419, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.7.2, Size: 15285166KiB, Build: 24G325, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.7.1, Size: 15286154KiB, Build: 24G231, Deferred: NO

What was the Exact Terminal Command

Disregard